I need the help of a nose more experienced than mine. I bought Interlude Man and love it. I want to analyze what I am smelling. The note pyramid says "incense" but that is a broad category. What makes the warm, sweet, smell? I smell frankincense and that peculiar type of sawdust-dry oud, but I suspect there are other resins/flowers in that broad category of incense....anyone able to help? I want to explore other fragrances with this same "theme" if you know of any chime in. I am a Montale lover, and have tried many of theirs, but this is more-subtle? more-quiet?

Amouage to me beats Montale any day, don't get me wrong, I own a lot of Montale's, but their stuff I feel is more synthetic in quality...& Interlude isn't quiet either, you overspray & someone might call the fire brigade, this is one of the most potent Amouage's on both longevity & projection / silage...

Borrowed the below from fragrantica...

spicy â€“ woody fragrance that opens with zesty bergamot, oregano and pimento berry oil, perpetuating intervals of conflict which are countered by aromatic notes of amber, frankincense, opoponax, cistus and myrrh. Eternal notes of leather, agarwood smoke, patchouli and sandalwood in the base add lasting layers of depth and texture.

Amouage to me beats Montale any day, don't get me wrong, I own a lot of Montale's, but their stuff I feel is more synthetic in quality...& Interlude isn't quiet either, you overspray & someone might call the fire brigade, this is one of the most potent Amouage's on both longevity & projection / silage...

Borrowed the below from fragrantica...

spicy â€“ woody fragrance that opens with zesty bergamot, oregano and pimento berry oil, perpetuating intervals of conflict which are countered by aromatic notes of amber, frankincense, opoponax, cistus and myrrh. Eternal notes of leather, agarwood smoke, patchouli and sandalwood in the base add lasting layers of depth and texture.

I have Frankincense resin and I have Myrrh resin for burning in an incense burner and myrrh is sharper note. This has frankincense, but there is something else...Like I said, there are many varieties of Agarwood/Oud and this one is the Warm Sawdust dry one. Opopanax is there, but there is something else...a particular sweet warm aromatic resin not specifically listed. After all, they don't want to give away all their secrets, and "Incense" is a broad term.

If I recall it's got a prominent cistus/labdanum note, which is a sweet, leathery, ambergris like resin. It's half of the amber accord, paired with benzoin or vanilla.

I'd have to revisit it to break it down more accurately. I remember the allspice (pimento berry) playing a big role in it, too. Allspice oils can smell different based on if its an absolute or EO (I believe there is a C02 extraction too, which I do not have experience with). It smells of sharp cinnamon, juniper, clove, nutmeg, etc. all in one - a very aptly named spice indeed!

To my street-tuned nose, mainly oregano/all-spice over frankincense and amber, sweetened by cinnamon. Like someone emptied several spice shakers over Jub XXV. Interlude has in a very short time become my favourite Amouage.

Interlude Man smells so pink to me, but not in a feminine way. I adore the stuff. I don't get much of a connection between Interlude and Jubilation XXV. To me, they're miles apart.

I suspect SculptureOfSoul nailed it in terms of where the sweetness comes from. There's so much going on in Interlude, and the longevity is absolutely absurd. I get 24+ hours and it ends up on my clothes for days, and in my bed. It's nuts.

I have only a carded manufacturer sample of Interlude Man and the Woman ones I gave it to someone. Just one spray is enough to fill the whole room and the oregano and smoky incense opening is so so strong sometimes it gave me headache than any other Amouage attars and EDP. When I worn this stuff, particularly women were trying to catch a whiff from the air when they walked pass me.

Amouage to me beats Montale any day, don't get me wrong, I own a lot of Montale's, but their stuff I feel is more synthetic in quality...& Interlude isn't quiet either, you overspray & someone might call the fire brigade, this is one of the most potent Amouage's on both longevity & projection / silage...

Borrowed the below from fragrantica...

spicy â€“ woody fragrance that opens with zesty bergamot, oregano and pimento berry oil, perpetuating intervals of conflict which are countered by aromatic notes of amber, frankincense, opoponax, cistus and myrrh. Eternal notes of leather, agarwood smoke, patchouli and sandalwood in the base add lasting layers of depth and texture.

Wish I had seen this fragrantica description before writing my own review. This is a great descriptive deconstruction of the notes of Interlude Man. It is dangerously potent stuff.

I need the help of a nose more experienced than mine. I bought Interlude Man and love it. I want to analyze what I am smelling. The note pyramid says "incense" but that is a broad category. What makes the warm, sweet, smell? I smell frankincense and that peculiar type of sawdust-dry oud, but I suspect there are other resins/flowers in that broad category of incense....anyone able to help? I want to explore other fragrances with this same "theme" if you know of any chime in. I am a Montale lover, and have tried many of theirs, but this is more-subtle? more-quiet?

Amouage to me beats Montale any day, don't get me wrong, I own a lot of Montale's, but their stuff I feel is more synthetic in quality...& Interlude isn't quiet either, you overspray & someone might call the fire brigade, this is one of the most potent Amouage's on both longevity & projection / silage...

Borrowed the below from fragrantica...

spicy â€“ woody fragrance that opens with zesty bergamot, oregano and pimento berry oil, perpetuating intervals of conflict which are countered by aromatic notes of amber, frankincense, opoponax, cistus and myrrh. Eternal notes of leather, agarwood smoke, patchouli and sandalwood in the base add lasting layers of depth and texture.

Amouage to me beats Montale any day, don't get me wrong, I own a lot of Montale's, but their stuff I feel is more synthetic in quality...& Interlude isn't quiet either, you overspray & someone might call the fire brigade, this is one of the most potent Amouage's on both longevity & projection / silage...

Borrowed the below from fragrantica...

spicy â€“ woody fragrance that opens with zesty bergamot, oregano and pimento berry oil, perpetuating intervals of conflict which are countered by aromatic notes of amber, frankincense, opoponax, cistus and myrrh. Eternal notes of leather, agarwood smoke, patchouli and sandalwood in the base add lasting layers of depth and texture.

I have Frankincense resin and I have Myrrh resin for burning in an incense burner and myrrh is sharper note. This has frankincense, but there is something else...Like I said, there are many varieties of Agarwood/Oud and this one is the Warm Sawdust dry one. Opopanax is there, but there is something else...a particular sweet warm aromatic resin not specifically listed. After all, they don't want to give away all their secrets, and "Incense" is a broad term.

If I recall it's got a prominent cistus/labdanum note, which is a sweet, leathery, ambergris like resin. It's half of the amber accord, paired with benzoin or vanilla.

I'd have to revisit it to break it down more accurately. I remember the allspice (pimento berry) playing a big role in it, too. Allspice oils can smell different based on if its an absolute or EO (I believe there is a C02 extraction too, which I do not have experience with). It smells of sharp cinnamon, juniper, clove, nutmeg, etc. all in one - a very aptly named spice indeed!

To my street-tuned nose, mainly oregano/all-spice over frankincense and amber, sweetened by cinnamon. Like someone emptied several spice shakers over Jub XXV. Interlude has in a very short time become my favourite Amouage.

Interlude Man smells so pink to me, but not in a feminine way. I adore the stuff. I don't get much of a connection between Interlude and Jubilation XXV. To me, they're miles apart.

I suspect SculptureOfSoul nailed it in terms of where the sweetness comes from. There's so much going on in Interlude, and the longevity is absolutely absurd. I get 24+ hours and it ends up on my clothes for days, and in my bed. It's nuts.

I have only a carded manufacturer sample of Interlude Man and the Woman ones I gave it to someone. Just one spray is enough to fill the whole room and the oregano and smoky incense opening is so so strong sometimes it gave me headache than any other Amouage attars and EDP. When I worn this stuff, particularly women were trying to catch a whiff from the air when they walked pass me.

Amouage to me beats Montale any day, don't get me wrong, I own a lot of Montale's, but their stuff I feel is more synthetic in quality...& Interlude isn't quiet either, you overspray & someone might call the fire brigade, this is one of the most potent Amouage's on both longevity & projection / silage...

Borrowed the below from fragrantica...

spicy â€“ woody fragrance that opens with zesty bergamot, oregano and pimento berry oil, perpetuating intervals of conflict which are countered by aromatic notes of amber, frankincense, opoponax, cistus and myrrh. Eternal notes of leather, agarwood smoke, patchouli and sandalwood in the base add lasting layers of depth and texture.

Wish I had seen this fragrantica description before writing my own review. This is a great descriptive deconstruction of the notes of Interlude Man. It is dangerously potent stuff.